NEC Express5800/ES1400 Release Notes
Contents
1. Security menu Continued Feature Choices Description Your Setting Set Administrator Press ENTER When the Enter key is pressed the Password user is prompted for a password press Password on Boot Diskette Access Fixed Disk Boot Sector Secure Mode Timer Secure Mode Hot Key Ctrl Alt Secure Mode Boot Video Blanking Floppy Write Protect Disabled Enabled Administrator User Normal Write Protect Disabled 1 min 2 min 5 min 10 min 20 min 1hr 2hr A B Z Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled ESC key to abort Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board see Configuring System Board Jumpers Requires password entry before boot System will remain in secure mode until password is entered Password on Boot takes precedence over Secure Mode Boot Controls access to diskette drives Write protects boot sector on hard disk to protect against viruses Period of key PS 2 mouse inactivity specified for secure mode to activate A password is required for secure mode to function Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled Key assigned to invoke the Quicklock feature Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled System will boot in secure mode The user must enter a password to unlock the system Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled2. Blank video when secure mode is activated The user must enter a password to unlock the system Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled When secure mode is activated the diskette drive is write protected The user must enter a password to disable Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled 12 Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes Server Menu Feature Choices Description Your Setting System Management Press ENTER Refer to System Management Submenu Console Redirection Press ENTER Refer to Console Redirection Submenu Processor Retest Yes Select Yes to have BIOS clear all No processor status and retest the processor s on bootup PERR Reporting Disabled If selected system will detect and report SMI Only PERR on PCI buses SMI amp NMI SERR Reporting Disabled If enabled system will detect and report Enabled SERR on PCI buses Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes 13 System Management Submenu Feature Choices Description Your Setting Sever Management Info Press ENTER Refer to System Management Info Submenu System Event Logging Clear Event Log Front Panel Clear CMOS EMP Password switch EMP Password EMP ESC Sequence EMP Hangup Line String Modem Init String High Modem Init String EMP Access Mode EMP Restricted Mode Access EMP Direct Connect Modem Mode Disabled Enabled No Yes Disabled Enabled Disabled Ena
3. Capacity informational only for Type User Multi Sector Disabled Determines the number of sectors per Transfer 2 4 8 0r 16 block for multi sector transfers This field sectors is informational only for Type Auto LBA Mode Disabled Enabling LBA causes logical block Control Enabled addressing to be used in place of cylinders heads and sectors This field is informational only for Type Auto 32 Bit I O Disabled Enabling allows 32 bit IDE data transfers Enabled Transfer Mode Standard Selects the method for moving data to and Fast PIO 1 from the drive This field is informational Fast PIO 2 only for Type Auto Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 FPIO 3 DMA 1 FPIO 4 DMA 2 Ultra DMA Disabled Selects the Ultra DMA Mode for moving Mode Mode 0 data to and from the drive Mode 1 Mode 2 6 Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes Keyboard Submenu Feature Choices Description Your Setting NumLock On Selects power on state for Num Lock Off Key Click Disabled Enables or disables key click Enabled Keyboard 30 sec Selects the number of times per second a auto repeat 26 7 sec key will repeat while it is held down rate 21 8 sec 18 5 sec 13 3 sec 10 sec 6 sec 2 sec Keyboard 1 4 sec Selects delay before key repeat auto repeat 1 2 sec delay 3 4 sec 1 sec Processor Settings Submenu Feature Choices Description Your Settings CPU Speed Processor Speed Processor speed list is determined by the Settings List speed of
4. iire a 8 PCI Configuration SUDmIeRUs e een Re en ee Ee e e tene ere tere 8 PCI Device Slot 1 Slot 7 Submenus sesseesessssesseeeeeee eene nnns 9 Integrated Peripheral Configuration Submenu essere een een eene 10 Advanced Chipset Control n onere ette tote emere trees 11 Security Menik ensem etie D ORE D ETE EUM T REOS 11 Security menu Continued ette t RR DEFENCE CEPR RR RRERRC RETE ERR SERM ECE 12 ServerMenu 5 Arat e N PL EE ENO TERR UE E UOTE PEKURG RETO TERR US 13 System Management Submenu eee tte Eers ESEE EEE nter the EE Ekora EREET oaii 14 Server Management Information Submenu esses nennen nennen 15 Console Redirection Submenu eet De tre tre ERR TRE FG E ER ERR 15 Boot Menu uet tr PR ERG DLE POI Ce E EF EEPEGE ER GE RERO DRE ERSTER A EREER EYE TREE ILS 16 Boot Device Priority Submenu tete temere ptt reete ha e trant in 16 Hard Drive Submenu ec rere OR RO D DER EG RERO a ATE ERROR EPOR 17 Removable Devices aer ate OR ERO DC RRERLE ER ERG E HERR ERU 17 Exit Menus itn ote traer E DR D E HEENT E 18 Chapter 3 Replacing the SECC2 Version sese neene en eene enne 19 Replacing the SECC2 Version cer serene ra er oee aer Ee eT nennen trennen rennen nennen 19 Introduction These System Release Notes cover the following topics m General Comments W Advisories m Documentation Errata Gen
5. panel and power up the system 20 Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes
6. CDROM Additionally your operating system should include the latest available 312PTD EXE patch also available from subdirectory images netware on the ExrnessBun prn v2 2 CDROM Install the 312PTD EXE patch before installing LANDR9 EXE m Installation of two 3C905 LAN cards is not supported SCO The following advisories apply when using SCO 5 04 m The onboard PRO100 LAN is not supported by the PRO100 LAN driver v1 3 1 and cannot be used under SCO However this driver does support PRO100 add in LAN cards 4 Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes Documentation Errata Please note the following changes to the Express5800 ES1400 User s Guide Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Configuration Tables The following BIOS Setup Configuration Tables reflect system BIOS 9 Replace the BIOS Setup Configuration tables in Chapter 3 of the Express5800 ES1400 User s Guide with the following tables Main Menu Feature Choices Description Your Setting System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Legacy Diskette B Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Keyboard Features Processor Settings Language HH MM SS MM DD YYYY Disabled 360KB 1 2 MB 720KB 1 44 1 25 MB 2 88 MB Disabled 360KB 1 2 MB 720KB 1 44 1 25 MB 2 88 MB Press ENTER Press ENTER Press ENTER Press ENTER Press ENTER Press ENTER English US French Spanish German Italian Sets the
7. Channel SS hard drive on Secondary Slave Channel SCSI CD ROMs will be displayed here because the onboard Symbios SCSI bios treats CD ROMs as hard drives SCSI removable drives will also appear here Removable Devices For options on this menu use the up or down arrow keys to select a device then press the lt gt or lt gt keys to move the device higher or lower in the boot priority list Removable Devices Submenu Option Description 1 Legacy Floppy Drive Refers to the onboard 3 5 floppy drive Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes 17 Exit Menu You can make the following selections on the Exit Menu Select an option using the up or down arrow keys then press Enter to execute the option Pressing lt Esc gt does not exit this menu You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit Exit Menu Choices Description Exit Saving Changes Exits after writing all modified Setup item values to CMOS Exit Discarding Changes Exits leaving CMOS unmodified Load Setup Defaults Loads default values for all Setup items Load Custom Defaults Loads settings from custom defaults ENTER Save Custom Defaults Saves present Setup values to custom defaults ENTER Discard Changes Reads the previous value of all Setup items from CMOS Save Changes Writes all Setup item values to CMOS 18 Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes Chapter 4 Replacing the SECC2 Version Remove th
8. System Release Notes Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes PN 904482 02 Proprietary Notice and Liability Disclaimer The information disclosed in this document including all designs and related materials is the valuable property of Packard Bell NEC Inc and or its licensors Packard Bell NEC Inc and or its licensors as appropriate reserve all patent copyright and other proprietary rights to this document including all design manufacturing reproduction use and sales rights thereto except to the extent said rights are expressly granted to others Actual performance of products discussed in this document is dependent upon factors such as system configuration customer data and operator control Since implementation by customers of each product may vary the suitability of specific product configurations and Packard Bell NEC Inc applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by Packard Bell NEC Inc To allow for design and specification improvements the information in this document is subject to change at any time without notice Reproduction of this document or portions thereof without prior written approval of Packard Bell NEC Inc is prohibited Trademarks EXPRESSBUILDER is a trademark of Packard Bell NEC Inc Microsoft is a registered trademark and MSDOS and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell Inc SCO OpenServer is a t
9. bled A 2 0 9 Refer to Appendix B Refer to your modem documentation Refer to your modem documentation Refer to your modem documentation Pre boot Only Always Active Disabled Disabled Enabled Direct Connect Modem Mode When enabled system events will be logged by BIOS and BMC Yes clears the system event log SEL in BMC Clear CMOS command Press the Reset button for 4 seconds and press Power button for 1 second Release the buttons simultaneously Enables EMP password This field only shows up when EMP password is enabled Pre boot Only EMP is only enabled during power down through power up to the end of POST Com 2 is returned to System use at the end of Post when operating system boots Always Active EMP is always enabled Com 2 cannot be used by operating system It is now dedicated for EMP use Disabled EMP is disabled Com 2 is always available for system use by console redirection or operating system If set to Enabled Power on off and Reset server controls via EMP are no longer available Sets how EMP connects to the server Direct Connect means a null modem serial cable directly connects COM 2 connector port to the EMP console machine Modem mode indicates that a modem is connected on COM 2 for EMP use 14 Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes Server Management Information Submenu Items on this menu can not be modified by the user If items require chan
10. e on the PCI bus OAOh 0COh OEOh Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes 9 Integrated Peripheral Configuration Submenu Feature Choices Description Your Setting COM 1 Disabled Auto forces BIOS to configure the port Enabled OS Controlled forces OS to configure the Serial Port A Auto port If this COM port is used for Console Base I O Address Interrupt COM 2 Serial Port B Base I O Address Interrupt Parallel Port Mode Base I O Address Interrupt DMA channel Floppy disk controller OS Controlled 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 IRQ 4 Disabled Enabled Auto OS Controlled 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 IRQ 3 IRQ 4 Disabled Enabled Auto OS Controlled Output only Bi directional EPP ECP 378 278 IRQ5 IRQ7 DMA 1 DMA 3 Disabled Enabled Redirection make sure I O and IRQ are identical to the values in the server Setup Menu Selects the base I O address for COM port 1 Selects the IRQ for COM port 1 Auto forces BIOS to configure the port OS Controlled forces OS to configure the port If this COM port is used for Console Redirection make sure I O and IRQ are identical to the values in the server Setup Menu Selects the base I O address for COM port 2 Selects the IRQ for COM port 2 Auto forces BIOS to configure the port OS Controlled forces OS to configure the port Selects parallel port mode Selects the base I O address for LPT port Not availab
11. eral Comments The following general comments apply to this server W Versions of the Network Operating Systems tested and recommended are Windows NT 4 0 Server with Service Pack 4 IntraNetWare 4 11 with Support Pack 5b SCO OpenServer 5 04 with Maintenance Supplement 504C UnixWare 7 W The current BIOS is Version 9 Advisories This section contains advisories on the ExpressBui_pER CD ROM Novell NetWare and SCO EXPRESSBUILDER The following advisory applies to all versions of ExpressBumper m If you already have an operating system installed when creating a maintenance partition ExpressBumper will warn you of the existing partition If you want to preserve the installed operating system do not create the maintenance partition or the existing operating system will be overlaid by the maintenance partition Run the SSU and other utilities from diskette Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes 3 Novell NetWare The following advisories apply when using Novell NetWare 3 12 m CDROM NLM does not support 32X CD ROM drives Because of this the 32X CD ROM drive cannot be mounted and accessed from a remote client m When either the 3C905 or the PRO100 LAN cards are installed in the system the latest versions of the ETHERTSM NLM and MSM31X NLM support modules must be used These files are located in the LANDRO EXE file available from subdirectory images netware on the ExeressBuiLper v2 2
12. ges consult your system administrator Server Management Information Submenu Feature Choices Description Your Setting Board Part Number N A Board Serial Number N A System Part Number N A System Serial Number N A Chassis Part Number N A Chassis Serial Number N A BMC Revision N A Information field only Information field only Information field only Information field only Information field only Information field only Information field only Console Redirection Submenu Feature Choices Description Your Setting COM Port Address Disabled When enabled console redirection uses 3F8 the I O port specified 3F8 is typically 2F8 COM 1 and 2F8 is typically COM2 Make 3E8 sure these values are identical to those of serial port A and B in the Peripheral Configuration Setup Menu IRQ 3or4 When console redirection is enabled this None displays the IRQ assigned per the address chosen in the COM Port Address field Baud Rate 9600 Communications line dependent 19 2k 38 4k 115 2k Flow Control No Flow Control Communications line dependent CTS RTS XON XOFF CTS RTS CD Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes 15 Boot Menu Feature Boot Device Priority Hard Drive Removable Devices Choices Press ENTER Press ENTER Press ENTER Description Your Setting Refer to Boot Device Priority Submenu Refer to Hard Drive Submenu Refer to Removeable Devices Submenu Boot De
13. is section of the Express5800 ES1400 User s Guide and replace it with the follow section Replacing the SECC2 Version Note The SECC2 processor has an active heat sink that includes a cooling fan N CAUTION Observe the safety and ESD precautions while performing these procedures 1 Power off the system and remove the left side panel as described earlier in this chapter 2 Tag and disconnect the fan cable from the system board 3 Lift the cartridge upward out of the Universal Retention Module URM and place it on a grounded static free surface or conductive foam pad Removing a Processor 4 Remove the new processor from its antistatic package 5 Position the processor into the URM Ensure that the alignment notch at the bottom of the cartridge fits into the connector key in the slot Push down firmly with even pressure on both sides of the top until the cartridge is seated Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes 19 Installing a Processor 6 Connect the fan cable to fan connector B on the system board 7 After you have installed a new processor you must run the BIOS Setup Utility F2 to configure its speed Refer to Chapter 3 Configuring Your System 8 Replace the left side
14. l N CAUTION Leave PCI Configuration Submenu at factory default settings This submenu should only be changed by a technically qualified person PCI Configuration Submenu Feature Choices Description Your Setting PCI Device Embedded Press ENTER N A SCSI Devices Option ROM Scan Enabled Enables option ROM scan of the selected Disabled device Used to enable embedded Symbios SCSI controller Enable Master Enabled Enabled selects the device as a PCI bus Disabled master Latency Timer Default Minimum guaranteed time in units of PCI 0020h bus clocks that a device may be master 0040h on a PCI bus Caution Do not change this 0060h setting unless you fully understand the 0080h priority of this device on the PCI bus 00AO0h 00COh OOEOh 8 Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes PCI Device Slot 1 Slot 7 Submenus This submenu should only be changed by qualified technical personnel N CAUTION Leave PCI Device Submenu at factory default settings This submenu should only be changed by a technically qualified person PCI Device Slot 1 Slot 7 Submenu Feature Choices Description Your Setting Enable Master Enabled Enables selected device as a PCI bus Disabled master Latency Timer Default Minimum guaranteed time in units of PCI 020h bus clocks that a device may be master 040h on a PCI bus Caution Do not change this 060h setting unless you fully understand the 080h priority of this devic
15. le in ECP or EPP modes Selects the IRQ for LPT port Selects the DMA for LPT port Enables onboard diskette controller 10 Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes Advanced Chipset Control Feature Choices Description Your Setting 640 768K Memory Enabled Enabled forwards ISA Master and DMA Region Disabled cycles to the PCI bus Disabled forwards these cycles to memory Delayed Transaction Disabled Enable the delayed transaction mechanism when PIIX4 is target of a PCI Enabled transaction Passive Release Disabled Enable the Passive Release mechanism Enabled on PHOLD signal when PIIX4 is a PCI MASTER Security Menu Note Enabling the Administrtor Password field requires a password for entering Setup The passwords are not case sensitive Security Menu Feature Choices Description Your Setting User Password is Clear Status only user cannot modify Once set Set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board see Configuring System Board Jumpers Administrator Password Clear Status only user cannot modify is Set Set User Password Press ENTER When the lt Enter gt key is pressed the user is prompted for a password press ESC key to abort Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board see Configuring System Board Jumpers Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes 11
16. rademark of The Santa Cruz Operation Inc UnixWare 7 is a registered trademark of The Santa Cruz Operation Inc All other product brand or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners July 1999 Copyright 1999 Packard Bell NEC Inc Packard Bell Way Sacramento CA 95828 0903 All Rights Reserved Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes The Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes provide up to date information on your system These notes also provide additional valuable information about your system that was not included in the user s guide Please read these notes in their entirety CONTENTS Inani P uc 3 General COMMENTS 4 inerte et EU re Perret A ie nete step ete eR Y ISS 3 ING VISOTIeS ich eee eve cte er e EUR nee de ert edet enete ete berti eU veas 3 EXPRESSBUILDER 5 52 2 n omen c E EO RE ES eene e S et 3 Novell NetWate TEL EEEE E 4 Nes 4 Documentation Errata e eed epe ive eee opea e e cute pe ette e eeu ove 5 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Configuration Tables sees 5 M n Mente ersa R 3 Primary Secondary IDE Master and Slave Submenu eese 6 Keyboard Subimen oii e rne t t PE ERE REG ORE EAE I RE ie eee dor 7 Processor Settings SUDIDEDU isse ite o REC RE HE ie PRO uen f e ir ede 7 Adyanced Menin
17. system time Sets the system date Selects the diskette type The1 25 MB diskette requires a 3 mode diskette drive Selects the diskette type Refer to Primary IDE Master and Slave Submenu Refer to Primary IDE Master and Slave Submenu Refer to Secondary IDE Master and Slave Submenu Refer to Secondary IDE Master and Slave Submenu Refer to Keyboard Submenu Refer to Processor Settings Submenu Selects which language BIOS displays Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes 5 Primary Secondary IDE Master and Slave Submenu Feature Choices Description Your Setting Type Auto Auto allows the system to attempt auto detection of the drive type None None informs the system to ignore this drive CD ROM CD ROM allows the manual entry of some fields described below IDE Removable Determines that a removable IDE drive is installed IDE allows the manual entry of fields described below ATAPI Determines that a removable ATAPI drive is installed ATAPI allows the manual entry of fields described below User User allows the manual entry of all fields described below Oylinders 0 to 65535 Number of cylinders on drive This field is changeable only for Type User Heads 1 to 16 Number of read write heads on drive This field is changeable only for Type User Sectors 0 to 63 Number of sectors per track This field is changeable only for Type User Maximum N A Computed drive size This field is
18. the processor s installed Select speed to match speed of installed processor s Caution DO NOT select a speed above the speed of the installed processor s Processor No Select Yes if you want the BIOS to clear Retest Yes old processor status and retest all processors on next boot Processor Disabled Controls detection of processor serial Serial Number Enabled number Note displays only when Pentium III is installed Memory Cache Enabled Enables processor cache Disabled Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes 7 Advanced Menu Feature Choices Description Your Setting Install OS Other Select the operating system installed in Win95 your system Win98 WinNT 5 0 Reset No Select Yes if you want to clear the system Configuration Yes configuration data during next boot Data System automatically resets to No in next boot PCI Press ENTER Refer to PCI Configuration Submenu Configuration Integrated Press ENTER Peripherals Configuration Refer to Intergrated Peripherals Configuration Submenu Advanced Press ENTER Refer to Advanced Chipset Control Chipset Control Submenu Large Disk LBA Select LBA for IDE drives This only Access Mode CHS affects IDE drives with partitions greater than 512 Mbytes Delay on Option Disabled Forces a short delay at the end of each ROMs Enabled Option ROM scan PCI Configuration Submenus This submenu should only be changed by qualified technical personne
19. vice Priority Submenu Use the up or down arrow keys to select a device then press the lt gt or lt gt keys to move the device higher or lower in the boot priority list Boot Device Priority Submenu Boot Priority Device Description Your Setting Removable Attempts to boot from a removable media 1 Devices device 2 ATAPI CD ROM Attempts to boot from an ATAPI CD ROM Drive drive 3 Hard Drive Attempts to boot from a hard drive device 4 LANDesk Service Attempts to boot from diagnostic boot Agent Il partition of the flash memory 16 Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes Hard Drive Submenu For options on this menu use the up or down arrow keys to select a device then press the lt gt or lt gt keys to move the device higher or lower in the boot priority list Hard Drive Submenu Option Description 1 Other Bootable Covers all the boot devices that are not reported to the system BIOS through the BIOS Device boot specification mechanism This includes all PCI cards that are not bios boot compliant legacy as well as ISA cards that are not PnP compliant ISA legacy cards will boot first before non bios boot compliant PCI cards in scan order from lowest slot to highest 2 Hard Drive 1 or IDE drives will have a suffix attached to the drive ID string actual drive string PM hard drive on Primary Master Channel PS hard drive on Primary Slave Channel SM hard drive on Secondary Master
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search